(完整版)新概念英语第二册第一课练习题

(L1Book 2)

一. 改错: 例1:The rose dark red. →The rose is dark red.

1. He very likes swimming. →

2. He can helps you.→　

3. We haven't a good time. →

4. What are you do after school every day?→　

5. Sometimes I listen music. Sometimes I play outside. →

6. The fish smells not good. →

7. We should buy some chicken. There are little left. →

8. There have many birds in the sky.→　

9. My mother's glasses is broken. →

10. A pair of shoes are nearly one thousand. →

11. What colour are her hair? →

12. Does he his homewo rk? →

13. A: Do you like your class? B: Yes. I like. →

14. He always do his shopping on Friday evening. →

15. I very sorry I forgot your birthday. →

二. 连词组句:

1. listen, morning, the, to, I, radio, the, in, often

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2.my mother, yesterday, to market, went

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3. weekdays, he, the, goes, cinema, never, during, the, to

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https://www.wendangku.net/doc/3e17823876.html,puter, got, new, you, a, have _______________________________________________

5. weekends, he, rest, does, a, got, have, on

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6. the students, the teacher, meets, in the morning, on the playground

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7. museum, they, the, often, science, visit, how, do

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8. the, in, any, there, kitchen, food, is ____________________________________________________

9. homework, does, day, when, Tom, his, every, where, and, do

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10. very, my sister, interested in music, was __________________________________________________

三、用合适的介词填空：

1. Last week I went ________ the theatre.

__________me．

2. I can’t see the man standing ___

3. Look __________ that cat. He is always asleep in front of the fire.

4. Attention should be paid _____________ even the smallest detail(最小的细节).

5．I hope everything will turn out all right __________ the end.

四、首字母填空并译成汉语：

1. They sent their children to p__________ schools.

2. Someone has been listening in on my telephone c____________.

3. After making the speech, Stephen returned to his s___________.

4. After hearing what he said, everyone got very a____________.

5. My mother shouted a________ because I could not p________ a___________ ______what I was doing.

6. This boy is very naughty(淘气的) and even his mother can not b________ him.

7. Tom’s father is always on b____________ trip.

8. Would you like to go to the t___________ with me? A new play is on.

9. N_________ of them except Mary likes doing business.

10. Did you e__________ yourselves at the dinner party yesterday?

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Lesson 1: Excuse me! Excuse me! [劳驾，请问，对不起] Yes? Is this your handbag? [handbag的发音，当两个爆破音连在一起时前一个失去爆破，故读作：han(d)bag] Pardon? [请原谅，请再说一遍。完整句型：I beg your pardon？] Is this your handbag? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. [亦可用Thank you或Thanks，表示强调时用Thanks a lot] 笔记： 1、excuse 1）v. 原谅。eg. Excuse me. 请原谅，劳驾。 2）n. 借口。eg. It‘s an excuse. 那是一个借口 2、me pron. 我（宾格） eg. He loves me. 他爱我。 eg. She cheats me. 她骗我。 eg. Please tell me. 请告诉我。 3、Excuse me的用法。打搅别人时，常被译作“劳驾” 1）为了要引起别人的注意 eg. Excuse me, Is this your handbag? 2) 要打扰某人或要打断别人的话 Eg. Excuse me. May I ask you a question?

3) 向陌生人问路 Eg. Excuse me. Could you please tell me the way to the railway station? 劳驾，请问去火车站的路怎么走呢？ 4) 向某人借东西 Eg. Excuse me. Can I borrow your pen? 打扰下，可不可以接你的钢笔用下啊？ 5）需要从别人身边挤过或让别人给自己让路 Eg. Excuse me. Could you please make some room for me? 劳驾，借过下一下。 6）要求在宴会或会议中途中离开一会儿 Eg. Excuse me. May I leave for a little while? 对比起，我离开一下。 4、sorry 用于当你做错事而向别人道歉的时候，表示“对不起” 1）请问几点了？ Eg. Excuse me. What time is it? 2) 不小心把水弄到了别人身上。 Eg. Sorry. 或者I‘m sorry！ 3）对不起，我先失陪一下 Eg. Excuse me. 4) 误解了别人的意思 Eg. Sorry. 5、Yes 1) adv. 是的（对一般疑问句的肯定回答） Eg. Are you mad? 你疯了吗？ ----- Yes, I am. 是的，我疯了

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Lesson 1 Excuse me! 对不起! Listen to the tape then answer this question. Whose handbag is it? 听录音,然后回答问题,这是谁的手袋? Excuse me! Yes? Is this your handbag? Pardon? Is this your handbag? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. New Word and expressions 生词和短语 excuse v. 原谅 me pron. 我(宾格) yes

adv. 是的 is v. be 动词现在时第三人称单数 this pron.这 your possessive adjective 你的,你们的handbag n. (女用)手提包 pardon int. 原谅,请再说一遍 it pron.它 thank you 感谢你(们) very much 非常地

参考译文 对不起 什么事? 这是您的手提包吗? 对不起,请再说一遍。 这是您的手提包吗? 是的,是我的。非常 感谢! Lesson 3 Sorry, sir. 对不起,先生。 Listen to the tape then answer this question. 听录音,然后回答问题。这位男士有没有要回他的雨伞? My coat and my umbrella please. Here is my ticket. Thank you, sir. Number five. Here's your umbrella and your coat.

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什么事？ 这是您的手提包吗？ 对不起，请再说一遍。 这是您的手提包吗？ 是的，是我的。 非常感谢！ Lesson 3 Sorry, sir. 对不起，先生。 My coat and my umbrella please. Here is my ticket. Thank you, sir. Number five. Here's your umbrella and your coat. This is not my umbrella. Sorry sir. Is this your umbrella? No, it isn't. Is this it? Yes, it is. Thank you very much.

参考译文 请把我的大衣和伞拿给我。 这是我（寄存东西）的牌子。 谢谢，先生。 是5号。 这是您的伞和大衣 这不是我的伞。 对不起，先生。 这把伞是您的吗？ 不，不是！ 这把是吗？ 是，是这把 非常感谢。 Lesson 5 Nice to meet you 很高兴见到你。 MR. BLAKE: Good morning. STUDENTS: Good morning, Mr. Blake. MR. BLAKE: This is Miss Sophie Dupont. Sophie is a new student. She is French.

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Lesson1: Excuse me! Excuse me! Yes? Is this your handbag? Pardon? Is this your handbag? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. Lesson 3:Sorry sir. My coat and my umbrella please. Here is my ticket. Thank you sir. Number five. Here is your umbrella and your coat. This is not my umbrella. Sorry sir. Is this your umbrella? No, it isn't. Is this it? Yes, it is. Thank you very much. Lesson 5: Nice to meet you. Good morning. Good morning, Mr. Blake. This is Miss Sophie Dupont. Sophie is a new student. She is a French. Sophie, this is Hans. He is German. Nice to meet you. And this is Naoko. She’s Japanese. Nice to meet you. And this is Chang-woo. He’s Korean. Nice to meet you. And this is Luming. He’s Chinese. Nice to meet you. And this is Xiaohui. She’s Chinese, too.

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